Youth team defeat Thai rivals at VTV Cup

 The Viet Nam Youth Team defeated Thailand’s U18 squad 25-15, 17-25, 25-16, 25-20 at the VTV Cup, an international women’s volleyball tournament, yesterday in Hai Duong City.

Threatened langur species found in Dong Nai province

 Tens of black-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes), an endangered species, have been spotted in Chua Chan mountain in Suoi Cat commune of Xuan Loc district, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Significant milestones in ASEAN development

 Significant milestones in ASEAN development

Material supply matters to cashew industry of Vietnam

 About 500,000 tonnes of material cashew nuts will be imported from now to October to serve processing and meet the targeted export volume of 360,000 tonnes of cashew nuts this year.

Meet Vietnam 2017 kicked off with scientific workshops

 A series of scientific workshops began in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 10, as part of the 13th Meet Vietnam programme this year.

An eager teenage Spider-Man swings into Marvel's 'Homecoming'

 You've seen Spider-Man swing through New York battling the Green Goblin, but you've never seen him idolize Iron Man.

Kidney transplant rules may curb disparities

 A shift in how donor kidneys are allocated in the U.S. has been linked with higher transplant rates for black and Hispanic patients, a recent study suggests.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/7

 Unsold salt volume falls in first six months, Reference exchange rate up at week’s beginning, Shrimp export up nearly 16 pct in first half, Vietcombank’s pre-tax profit rises 20 percent in six months

Social News 10/7

 Massive fire ruins Tan Thanh border gate market, Every citizen should promote VN tourism: Deputy PM, Corruption found in central province, HCM City responds to World Population Day

Where’s Vietnam in the global value chain?

VietNamNet Bridge - Ten years ago, the risk for Vietnam was that it might miss the glbal ‘integration train’. Today, the question is where is Vietnam in that train?

Bustling underground market in Ho Chi Minh City

Sense Market, a new shopping model that combines food market and modern shopping places, is now a tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City.

HCM City battens hatches against new ransomware attack

 The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Communication and Information and other relevant agencies to take urgent action to ward off the threat from the Petrwrap ransomware attack.

Film week celebrates War Invalids and Martyrs Day

 Film screenings will begin nationwide to celebrate the anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27.

Patients, clinics defraud health insurance funds

New report reveals that widespread fraud by both healthcare institutions and patients have cost health insurance funds some VND3 trillion ($132 million) in the first four months of the year.

Transport firms hurt by controversial rule

Transportation companies say there are suffering significant losses because of a new rule that requires original documents of vehicles to be presented on demand by traffic police. 

Thousands stranded on Co To Island due to bad weather

 Thousands of tourists have been stranded on Co To Island in the northern province of Quang Ninh because of the bad weather.

VN artists to bring new tuong play to South Korea

A new tuong (classical drama) show, the brainchild of a Vietnamese and Singaporean director, will be performed at Pohang Bada International Festival in South Korea in August 2017.

Int’l fingerstyle guitar fest in Hanoi, HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 3rd Viet Nam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival will be held in Ha Noi and HCM City on July 18 & 19.

HCM City approves public investment plan nearing $7.56 billion

The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday approved a resolution on mid-term public investment plan from 2016-2020 with the total capital US$7.56 billion at the closing session of the 5th meeting of the 9th council.

Fever of foreign fashion in HCMC outlets

 Shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City draw attention of young people as the sales season kicks off; most of them are white-collar workers who are interested in internationally famous brand names like Zara.

The art of stone carving in Ninh Van commune

 Despite historical ups and downs, artisans in Ninh Van commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province, have promoted the arts of stone carving, which have been handed down by their ancestors over many generations.

Vietnam plants additional 90,700 hectares of forest in first half

Vietnam’s new forest areas rose by 4.5% year-on-year to 90,700 hectares in the first six months of 2017 thanks to favourable weather conditions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Viettel makes use of AAE-1 submarine optical cable system

 Vietnamese military-run telecom giant Viettel has commenced using the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) submarine communications cable system since early July.

Van Am - Eye-catching meat balls of Hanoians

'Van Am' (five colored meat balls) is a nice offering by Hanoians to their ancestors on the occasion of Tet festival. 

Bach Ma National Park selected to host world’s first saola breeding centre

Vietnam’s Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien Hue province has been selected for the construction of the world’s first saola breeding centre, which is scheduled to be inaugurated in late 2017 or early 2018.